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Classifying Elements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Elements can be classified as ...
a)
Metals
b)
Metalloids
c)
Non-metals
d)
All of the above.
2.
Non-metals are great conductors of heat and electricity.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know.
3.
Elements are made of a lot of different atoms.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know.
4.

Is the element C, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

5.

Is the element Mg, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

6.

Is the element Bi, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

7.

Is the element Na, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

8.

Is the element Pd, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

9.

Is the element H, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

10.

Is the element Ne, a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

11.

Nonmetal elements, such as bromine, are _______ conductors of heat.

a)

good

b)

poor

12.

Metalloid elements have properties of ________ and ________ .

a)

metals

b)

metalloids

c)

nonmetals

d)

hypermetal

13.

Metal elements are ________ and can ________ heat.

a)

shiny

b)

conduct

c)

disperse

d)

dull

14.

One molecule is created when there is a combination of two or more _________.

a)

atoms

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

15.
If an object is a better conductor of heat and electricity than nonmetals, but not as good of a conductor as metals, then it is a-
a)
semi-conductor
b)
non-conductor
c)
good conductor
16.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
17.

What element on the left side of the Periodic Table is not a metal but is a nonmetal?

a)

Helium

b)

Lithium

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

18.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
19.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
20.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid